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This new mormon stories episode is about secular buddhism and it’s a very interesting philosophy and way of living. This guy is able to keep going to church with his wife and kids even though he doesn’t believe in the church. A lot of these views speak to me so I thought I would share. The first part of the interview is about his faith transition and the second part is about secular buddhism http://www.mormonstories.org/noah-rasheta-secular-buddhism/#comments There is a lot in Buddhism as a philosophy (as opposed to a theology) that I love. I see no problem whatsoever in combining such a philosophy with membership in the LDS Church. Gregory Prince did a fantastic interview with Chieko Okazaki in it she talked about her Buddhism connection. Quote:Chieko Okazaki: It does. But you know what? I brought Buddhism
with me. Buddhism teaches love for everybody. The Buddhist values
are not limited just to the people in the Buddhist faith. They
include the whole wide world. When you talk to the Dalai Lama,
you can feel a love that he has for all humankind. He doesn’t
preach, “You must belong to my church.” He preaches, “You must
become better people because of what I am telling you.” Christians,
Muslims, Buddhists go to listen to him, and they become
better Christians, better Muslims, and better Buddhists because
of the values and morals that he teaches. He makes you think, “I
can become a better Christian because of what I heard.” He is a
messenger or a disciple of God, in a different way.
I came to the Church having all these values. The Church didn’t
teach me that.
Greg Prince: And you didn’t have to discard any of them.
Chieko Okazaki: I didn’t. I brought them with me, and I live them,
and I’m grateful that I have them. I can easily relate to Jesus Christ
and God, because they have it
https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V45N01_CO.pdf ” class=”bbcode_url”> https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V45N01_CO.pdf mom3 wrote:Gregory Prince did a fantastic interview with Chieko Okazaki in it she talked about her Buddhism connection.
Quote:Chieko Okazaki: It does. But you know what? I brought Buddhism
with me. Buddhism teaches love for everybody. The Buddhist values
are not limited just to the people in the Buddhist faith. They
include the whole wide world. When you talk to the Dalai Lama,
you can feel a love that he has for all humankind. He doesn’t
preach, “You must belong to my church.” He preaches, “You must
become better people because of what I am telling you.” Christians,
Muslims, Buddhists go to listen to him, and they become
better Christians, better Muslims, and better Buddhists because
of the values and morals that he teaches. He makes you think, “I
can become a better Christian because of what I heard.” He is a
messenger or a disciple of God, in a different way.
I came to the Church having all these values. The Church didn’t
teach me that.
Greg Prince: And you didn’t have to discard any of them.
Chieko Okazaki: I didn’t. I brought them with me, and I live them,
and I’m grateful that I have them. I can easily relate to Jesus Christ
and God, because they have it
https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V45N01_CO.pdf ” class=”bbcode_url”> https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V45N01_CO.pdf :thumbup:
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